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Alderfer Auction Announces The Sale Of U.S. Model 1847 Colt Walker Revolver C-Company No. 122 FRIDAY DECEMBER 7, 2018 • VOL. 49, NO. 49
Historic Odessa Celebrates The 175th Anniversary Of Charles Dickens’ Classic “A Christmas Carol, In Prose, Being A Ghost Story Of Christmas” On View Now To Dec. 30 This holiday season the Historic Odessa Foundation (HOF) in Odessa, Del., will be having a Dickens of a Christmas as it celebrates the 175th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ indelible classic “A Christmas Carol, In Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas,” first published in 1843. HOF’s 2018 Christmas Holiday Tours and Special Exhibit will run through Sunday, Dec. 30. Visitors will be transported into Charles Dickens’ powerful Christmas tale of redemption as the 244-year old Corbit-Sharp House is transformed into the world of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge with vignettes to include depictions of his counting house; his lodgings; the festive Mr. Fezziwig’s ball; the austere house of Tiny Tim; the parlor of Scrooge’s nephew, Fred; and the cemetery. All of the Historic Houses of Odessa are open and on full festive display for the 2018 holiday season, including special school and family tours and events celebrating “A Christmas Carol,” a special exhibit in the National Historic Landmark Corbit-Sharp House (c. 1774), and the Storybook Trees exhibit in the WilsonWarner House (1769). For the past 32 years,
Only 37 Are Known To Still Exist Alderfer Auction recently announced that an original U.S. Model 1847 Colt Walker will be among the highlights of its Firearms Auction on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The revolver is attributed to the C-Company of the Texas Rangers. Only 37 of these rare
revolvers are known to exist today. The provenance dates back to 1943, when it was discovered by the editor of the Texas Gun Collectors Association. In 1953, it was owned by William H. Robinson Jr. of Gloucester, Mass. In the Texas Gun Collectors Association Newsletter #30, Robinson used his ownership of the gun to become a member of the club. In the 1960s, the Colt appeared in Norm Flayderman’s “Gun Catalog #77” under listing
1166A. In the listing, it’s quoted as “one of the best specimens we have come across in virtually untouched condition.” Over half a century later, the revolver was found boxed in a Montgomery County, Pa., estate.
In October of 2018, the Colt was authenticated by Herb Glass Jr. of Bullville N.Y., firearms consultant and honorary curator of the West Point Museum. “As requested, I have examined U.S. Model 1847 Colt Walker Revolver C-Company No. 122. This examination consisted of complete disassembly and careful examination of all parts. As a result, I find this gun to be a genuine Colt Walker in fine ‘untouched’ condition, the known provenance of which dates to 1943 when it was discovered in Austin, Texas,” Glass said in his evaluation. Markings are crisp and excellent throughout, only the cylinder
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This painting/diorama by Aaron Zook sold for $880.
that brought the first measurable snowfall of the season. The auction was highlighted by a group of Zook artwork, notably a three-dimensional diorama farm scene depicting horses plowing a field and a sunset in the background by Abner Zook that set a new auction record, selling for $28,600. Prices reported include a 10 percent buyer’s premium. The late Zook of Newmanstown, Lebanon County, Pa., was born in 1921. He was a member of the Schaefferstown Mennonite Church and died at the age of 89 in 2010. Zook created about 800 threedimensional works during his lifetime, primarily in the 1970s and 80s. His twin brother, Aaron, also Continued on page 2
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